Las Nieves
| Municipality of Las Nieves | |||
| Location of Las Nieves in the province of Agusan del Norte | |||
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| Region : | Caraga | ||
| Province : | Agusan del Norte | ||
| Barangays : | 20th | ||
| District: | 1. District of Agusan del Norte | ||
| PSGC : | 160207000 | ||
| Income class : | 3rd income bracket | ||
| Households : | 3811 May 1, 2000 census
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| Population : | 28,414 August 1, 2015 census
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| Population density : | 48.8 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Area : | 582.69 km² | ||
| Coordinates : | 8 ° 44 ′ N , 125 ° 36 ′ E | ||
| Postal code : | 8610 | ||
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Las Nieves is a municipality in the province of Agusan del Norte on the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines .
In April 1877, Father Urios reported the successful establishment of five villages along the Agusan River to Manila . In particular, these were the villages of Las Nieves, Remedios, Esperanza , Guadalope and San Luis , of which Las Nievas is the one that was founded first. The village is named after the patron saint Nuestra Señora de las Nieves of the mother of Jesus .
In 1940 Las Nieves became a parish of the Esperanza Municipality. Las Nieves became an independent municipality on June 25, 1963.
The inhabitants of the municipality belong to the ethnic groups of the Cebuanos , Boholanos and Agusanos . Tribesmen of the Higaonon and Manobo ethnic groups also live in Las Nieves.
The Baranggay Casiklan was newly created in 2000.
Barangays
Las Nieves is politically divided into 20 barangays .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ NSCB - 2001 Factsheet - 12 New Cities Created , July-December 2000.
Web links
- www.lasnievesadn.gov.ph ( Memento from June 4, 2009 in the Internet Archive )